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Paracas Beach and Ballestas Islands: Full-Day Lima Tour
4.8
433 Ratings
Lima
Escape the city and explore the wonders of the Ballestas Islands and Paracas National Reserve on this full-day tour from Lima. Perfect for couples, solo travelers, and big groups.
Escape the city and explore the wonders of the Ballestas Islands and Paracas National Reserve on this full-day tour from Lima. Perfect for couples, solo travelers, and big groups.
Duration:
18 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Miraflores - Pick up at your hotel/hostel (depending on the location). Direct bus to Paracas, a beautiful small town by the sea, arriving around 9:45 am.
- Islas Ballestas - Go on the 2-hour boat tour of the islands, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. The Ballestas are a smaller version of the Galapagos and are just as great. You’ll see sea lions,…
- Miraflores - Pick up at your hotel/hostel (depending on the location). Direct bus to Paracas, a beautiful small town by the sea, arriving around 9:45 am.
- Islas Ballestas - Go on the 2-hour boat tour of the islands, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. The Ballestas are a smaller version of the Galapagos and are just as great. You’ll see sea lions, penguins, and lots of birds all in their natural habitat. If you’re lucky, you may even see a dolphin or three!
- Paracas - From 12:00 pm to 02:00 pm, you will have free time to get lunch or explore the town.
- Paracas Nature Reserve - From 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm, go on a guided tour of one of South America’s biggest protected desert reserves. Stunning Pacific coastline where the desert meets the ocean.
You will have the option to upgrade the tour to a Quad Biking Tour, just ask your guide!
- Hacienda San José - At 04:00 pm, depart from Paracas to Chincha, to Hacienda San Jose. Now a 5* star hotel the hacienda is a stunning colonial estate which during the Spanish conquest housed a huge plantation worked by thousands of slaves brought over from Africa. Visit the crazy labyrinth of underground tunnels used to illegally smuggle slaves 17km from the coast. An incredible history that gave rise to the modern-day Afro-Peruvian culture.
Finally, on the trip back to Lima, sit back and relax on the comfortable seats. You will be dropped off directly to your hotel/hostel. You will be arriving in Miraflores around 10:45 pm.
- Chincha Alta - At 6:00 pm, you will catch the bus from Chincha back to Lima, arriving around 10:30 pm.
What's Included
- Secret Slave Tunnels, Hacienda San Jose
- 2-hour boat tour to the Ballestas Island
- Luxury Buses for the long journey
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- On-board restrooms
- Bilingual Guide
- Pick up and drop off at your hotel
- Paracas National Reserve Tour
- Secret Slave Tunnels, Hacienda San Jose
- 2-hour boat tour to the Ballestas Island
- Luxury Buses for the long journey
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- On-board restrooms
- Bilingual Guide
- Pick up and drop off at your hotel
- Paracas National Reserve Tour
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
If you’re curious about what to explore in Lima, consider this day tour from the city. This package allows you to leave the hustle and bustle of the city to explore the sandy beaches of Paracas, take a boat ride to the Ballestas Islands, widely referred to as the Galapagos of Peru, and visit the Paracas National Reserve, all in one day.
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If you’re curious about what to explore in Lima, consider this day tour from the city. This package allows you to leave the hustle and bustle of the city to explore the sandy beaches of Paracas, take a boat ride to the Ballestas Islands, widely referred to as the Galapagos of Peru, and visit the Paracas National Reserve, all in one day.
This comprehensive day-long package includes pick up from your hotel and coach transportation from Lima to the islands.
This journey is suitable for partners, individual travelers, and large gatherings.
Do ensure to go through the itinerary thoroughly.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- The bus will arrive back in Lima around 11:30 pm - midnight
- The Only company with Luxury Buses for the long journey, others use small vans
- The tour runs with slight adjustments during the following holidays: Easter weekend (April 17-20) and Peru’s Independence Day celebrations (July 25-28). The pick-up time will be 1 hour before the usual time
Location
Miraflores
Miraflores District,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(433 Ratings)
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662florianw
Oct 7, 2024
Paracas Reserve - Great experience, including the Paracas reserve which was magnificent accompanied by our great Benedito Guide in buggy
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Álvaro
Oct 6, 2024
Wonderful full day with nice and professional guides - Deborah and Chris made the experience wonderful. Deborah was super sweet and took care of every passenger. Chris was super fun and made the trip memorable. The drivers super professional and on time
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274kather
Oct 3, 2024
A lovely experience - The friendliness and service of the guides is excellent, the Paracas Reservation and its biodiversity is beautiful, huacachina is charming.. A must-see trip in Peru
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Amandinedq3173js
Oct 3, 2024
Who is Franco !? - Thank you Franco for this super nice day ! It was my first day in Peru and it was already very interesting. Can't wait to see the rest with a nicer guide (joking ;) )
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Katerinaf69
Sep 29, 2024
Renzo the best - Renzo, our tour guy, was too helpful and kind and the total experience was amazing! Buggies were extraordinary! I totally recommend it!
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Bellagt7199ri
Sep 29, 2024
Really good trip - We had a great trip with Arthur as the guide, he super friendly, helpful and skillful. We saw many beautiful places and also got cultural and historical experiences. We can really recommend Peruhop.
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Traveler38183738140
Sep 21, 2024
Incredible Adventure in Paracas and Huacachina - An unforgettable tour, an exceptional service by our Guide Sandra, the driver of the super-cautious Bus No 3. When we arrived in Islas ballestas we passed very fast, that tour also had a Guide with a lot of knowledge and an unsurpassed attitude. Then we went to Huacachina, from the beginning it was an incredible exprexienc: the sun, the sand, the roaring engines, we had a very experienced driver with a very curious name: “Chupon” took us all over the desert at incredible speeds, but always with the utmost caution, we threw ourselves more than 6 times on the boards down the sandy slopes and then watched the sunset.. there are no words to describe this Super Mega experience!! REALLY UNFORGETTABLE! 10/10
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Jeffrey_h
Sep 27, 2024
Disappointing experience overall - Reviewing tour company and tour destination separately. The tour seemed to be well organized and Anna was a great tour guide full of interesting facts, especially about the slave tunnels. Ballestas Islands,unfortunately was pretty much a bust. We were told it was probably due to climate change and disease resulting in a majority of the animals disappearing, with no indication of any resurgence in the future. It was definitely not worth the time(7 hour bus round trip), effort or money.
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Kelly_k
Sep 24, 2024
Not much time enjoying sights - I agree with other reviews that there is a lot of down time between activities, and we ended up having our visit to Paracas cut short to get back to Lima earlier for some reason. The main reason for my rating though was that the boats clearly got too close to the wildlife, especially the sea lions- this was causing them visible stress and they were clearly looking for a way to get away. But the boat stayed extremely close for many minutes regardless. I think this made other participants uncomfortable too, and I would encourage the tours to use this as an opportunity to teach respect for these amazing animals by staying a little further back, rather than prioritizing photographs of nervous animals.
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Kevin100012
Sep 27, 2024
DO NOT BOOK PERU HOP FOR PARACAS …. - DO NOT BOOK PERU HOP if you want to enjoy Paracas !!
We decided to take this tour to maximise the time in paracas and enjoy both the island(2h) as well as the national reserve (2h) as advertise.
We didn’t care about the oasis so this was just the perfect plan on paper.
Everything started nicely from the pick up to the island visit with our super guide Danna, But then things went wrong …..
After the first activity at the ballestas island boat tour which was really great, we saw dolphin, sea lions and countless birds we were handed over to another super cool guide Lorenzo with another group.
The actual time in the reserve was probably around 40 minutes……
One stop, 15 minutes picture, 5 minute drive to the same spot but another angle 15 minutes pictures and back to the Paracas town ….. just not at all what was advertised ….. we were expecting to see the beautiful cathedral of Paracas and enjoy this amazing place much more.
There is a 40km loop that can be done in 1:30/2h in the reserve and this is definitely not something Peru hop offers …..
The Hacienda and secret tunnels were a great experience however, such a cute place.
Conclusion, if you truly want to enjoy Paracas national reserve do not book this company.
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